It’s Jingle Time!!
Subject Pronoun Jingle
There are seven subject
pronouns
That are easy as can be:
I and we, (clap twice)
He and she, (clap twice)
It and they and you.
(clap three times)
Object Pronoun Jingle
There are seven object
pronouns
That are easy as can be:
Me and us, (clap twice)
Him and her, (clap twice)
It and them and you.
(clap three times)
Gigantic trees stand on a carpet of green grass
at the edge of the thick forest.
Yesterday he spoke to the students about the location
of the ancient tribes of Native Americans.
She stopped on the treacherous trail for a brief
rest during the long journey.
During the summer, they willingly worked with
the elderly people at the nursing home.
With only seconds before the bell, she
breathlessly dashed into the classroom.
Yesterday dangerous gas escaped from the
overturned truck in front of us on the freeway!
The understood subject in a
sentence is NOT spoken or written
and it will ALWAYS be understood to
be the pronoun you.
For example,
Walk with Tracy to the store.
Run for help!
Look at the world map on the south wall in the
public library.
7th
Look at the exquisite ice sculpture on the buffet
table!
Noun Job Chart
We’ll classify the sentence, then complete the noun
job chart.
He slept on a crude bed of pine boughs in the cold
cave.
List the noun
used
List the noun
job
Singular or
Plural?
Common or
Proper?
Let’s try another!
List the noun
used
List the noun
job
Singular or
Plural?
Common or
Proper?
Two cold, tired skiers stood in front of me in the
long line for the ski lift in Colorado.
Decide if the sentences need a subject pronoun or an object pronoun. State
whether your choice is a subject pronoun(S) or object pronoun (O).
1.) Henry and (I, me) are going to the game
tomorrow.___
2.) Mary cannot understand (she,her) when
Carla speaks French.____
3.) Han Bin and (I, her) went to the movies.____
4.) Mary said that (she, her) and her brother
often eat at that restaurant._____
5.) The rent is too high for (they, them)._____
Now try it on your own!
6.) (Her, She) is the greatest friend I’ve ever had._____
7.) Christian and (I, me) want to travel to Vietnam
together._____
8.) I don’t want to talk to (he, him) or his brother._____
9.) I met Mey Lin and (she, her) at the movie theater.___
10.) The coach called Bob and (me, I) last night._____
Quick Fire Challenge!!!!
1.) Diana and (me, I) work together.
2.) Ricky and (me, I) are both taking
psychology.
3.) Paul called John and (me, I)
because he wants us to go to a Utah
Jazz game with him on Saturday.
4.) The coach called Bob and (me, I)
last night.
5.) Jana and (me, I) read about one
family of immigrants.
6.) Mrs. Lane showed (us, we)
students a film about Ellis Island.
7.) My classmates and (I, me) visited
a museum exhibit about immigrants
of the 1890's.
8.) (We, Us) visitors enjoyed the
whole museum.
9.) A guide showed (us, we) visitors
photographs of immigrants.
10.) (She, Her) and I learned a great
deal about these people.
Quick Fire Challenge!!!!!
Decide if the sentences need a subject pronoun or an object pronoun.
1.) Henry and (I, me) are going
to the game tomorrow.
6.) (Her, She) is the greatest
friend I’ve ever had.
2.) Mary cannot understand
(she,her) when Carla speaks
French.
3.) Han Bin and (I, her) went to
the movies.
7.) Christian and (I, me) want
to travel to Vietnam together.
4.) Mary said that (she, her)
and her brother often eat at
that restaurant.
9.) I met Mey Lin and (she,
her) at the movie theater.
5.) The rent is too high for
(they, them).
8.) I don’t want to talk to (he,
him) or his brother.
10.) The coach called Bob and
(me, I) last night.